Berry-box.



PATENTBD APR. 4;. 1905,

H, SGHMALZ.

BERRY BOX,

APPLIOATION 21mm APR. 15, 190;.

No, ?86 605. Patented April e, L305.

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OTTO HENRY SCHIYEALZ OF HUNLLEY, .iLLiNOiS.

BE ERRY ESC} )1...

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fate t No. 1786,63 5, dated April 4, 1995.

Application filed April 15, 1904:. Serial No. 203,264,

T (II/3i 11/71/07 it y 007M167? side; i, 3, and are provided with two aper- Beitknown that l, O'r'ro HENRY SOHHALZ. a tune or incisions, each of which extends in citizen of the United States, residing at Huntthe line of the blank. These are numbered 6 ley, county of McI-Ienry, and State of Illinois, and 7. Blanks 2 and i are provided with cuts have invented certain new and useful im- 8, cefining tongues 9, the object of which will 55 provements in Berry-Boxes, of which the folbe iereinafter described. lowing is a specification. (in the section 1 there is a cut .10, which My invention relates to folded paper boxes, forms the tongue ii, adapted to engage the and more especially to that class of boxes apertures 6 and '7 of the locking-flap 5. The used for the purpose of packing fruits for tong 1e ii of the section e is adapted to enter 6o shipping purposes where a number ofboxes the upper aperture 6 of the locking-flap 5 are intended to be packed together side by wher folded, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and side in a crate for shipment. then to pass through the lower aperture 7 and Tl e object of the invention is to simplify to lie in the cut-out portion 1-0 inside of the the construction of boxes of this general char- 'boX. The blank shown in Fig. 2 folded, as. 5 acter and to make a box which willbe stronger show .i in Fig. 4, and then inserted in the box, in every respect and one which can be put toas sh )wn in Fig. 5. This blank is provided gether in a very short period of time without with the locking-flap 12, having cut-out perthe use of glue, nails, &c. tions or incisions 13., defining tongues i i, -2 A still further object of the invention is the whic i are adapted to engage first the aper- 7 novel means employed for locking the bottom tnres 6 8 of the sections 1 and then engage within the sides. the 1 )wer aperture 7 and lie within the out- A still further object is to provide means out iortion 13, formed in the blank. This for engaging the bottom to prevent the bulgblan is also provided with flanges i5, which 5 ing of the sides and the bottom. are lent downwardly, as shown in Fig. 4-, and 75 The invention consists of a blank piece of are 2 dapted to be engaged by tongues 9 on strawboard or other material which is folded the sections 2 whereby the bulging of the to form the sides and which is provided with sides and sagging of the bottom of the boxis apertures and a blank folded to form the botprev ented. The blanks; shown in Figs. 1. and 3 tom and provided with locking-wh nes adapt- 2 an folded upon the dotted lines 16, 1. 18, 00

ed to engage the apertures in the sides of the 19, $0 20., and 2i 2!. first blank. I in forming the tow 11 in a transverse di- The invention further consists in the novel root? on to the longitn plane of the blank features and combination of parts, which will and: nformingtheapertures 6 and 7 ofthe lockbe more fullyhereinafterdescribed,andpointing-;lap 5 longer intho direction of thelength 5 ed out in the appended claims. I oft-h a blankiam enabled togetaniuch more sein the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is cure lockingjoint than could be obtained by a plan view of the blank which forms the sides form'n the tongue from an extension of the of the box. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the blank i blanl and extended in the longitudinal plane 4 which forms the bottom. Fig. 3 is a perof th blank, as most boxes of the present 9 spective view of the blank folded and in posii day u ;e. in forming the locking-flaps 12 of tion to be locked. Fig. is a perspective l the bcttom blank in the manner shown I am view of the folded bottom-blank. Fig. 5 is a enable d to reinforce two sides of the box, and perspective view of the entire box looking in maliing the tongues i iof thelocking-iiaps down upon it. Fig.6isa sectionalview taken 12 in: plane with the longitudinal plane of on line in of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a bottom the blink, so that the enter the apertures 6 perspective view of the box. and '4 of tne sections 1 3 in a plane trans 'erse The box is composed of a blank which is l to that of the side blanks, i amv enabled to divided into live parts constituting sides 1 2 get a locking connection which prevents the 5 3 i and a locking-flap 5. The sections or bottom from being depressed too far. This 0 is also aided by the tongues: t) engaging the i sioi'e o? the iOCiiiIlgZEfizLD 70 loci the W211 in iiizinges 153. position bottom provided With upright-mp5s Having thus described my involition what inning ee riding tongues adapted to engege iehzim an new and desire to SQCUI'G h y'i'ietters the iiOi'iZOl'iitLi slots; in the Well, and degend- 5 Patent, i1- ing .Eianges on the bottom oeepted to engage 5 i. In 2L he): of ihe class deseribe the upright tongues prevent the Waiis from hinatien with av enri'onni'iing' we i c: pine hi'iiging and to sng apoi-t the hot *2.

plurality oi sections, one or more oi said 5-5. In a box, ixhe eoznhinatio with a surseei-ions P'IOJidfilki with {L oh if; ii 'voi in i'iyzow. i'oni'iding Wail, of (1:, ottom hieni; flaps Penn 10 m1 sioie of :i bottom, looking; ins integi-zii up from the bottom ohink end pi'ovi ied 5 35 iioekdepending tongues, flanges on sziici be hienk bent 1n r m onosme (il'iECiliOfl he";

with son? bottom, tongues carried 1;; nag-flaps ziaa fizmi to eng "e said siom no snip l portthe bottom, n night ong-nos on Liv .vu h flaps am npz'ig'hi i'nfilgUQS on the surronne g and. depending flanges on the bottom mewod n'eli adapted to en as? a 1" e the flanges to I5 to he'ei'igzigeci by the upright tongues wheresupporting the i?" win, seio SUFYOHA hng by the sides of the nu ii are j'ifiVCniiOiji from provided with & oreiity of oeitnres adaptimiging'. ml to receive the dependino 5 es of the 2 in n he); of the class iieec rihei'i the con1- wherebythehottomisinrbhe'rsnpported.

bieetion with :i sill-rounding Wail comp 'ising i t: 'nnotiy W iiz. in 20 a pinrnhty oi ionsa one 01 more 0'! said 3 eigi'nibn =3 in premium of two witnossesa sect-ions; having a pin 'niiti' of horizontal 510m.

, f) H NR}? i ii iiiiolbl the oz-he 01 said SQCilIOI'iS provided with no A U j ri 'm tonguem 01 a lock ng'di n; curried in,

.d see Ions, :2 trinisvei'se to gne Ciiliieji hp; '5 5 one oi ."ziid SUCTJIOUS admit-ed to ensrzie'e fine CMARL 

